Terminal for railways



INVENTORSI ATTORNEYS tented Mar. '9

TERMINAL FOR RAILWAYS.

D. r. CARVER & J. v0. BRAOKENRIDGE.

WITNESSES:

(No Model.)

- UNITE-D STATES To all whom, it. may concern.-

Be it known that We, DAVID FREDERICK CARVER, of Brooklyn, in the countyof Kings, and JOHN G. BRAOKENRIDGE, of Richmond Hill, in the county ofQueens, State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Terminals for Railways, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to terminals for pleas- Lire-railways for summerresorts and for other railwaysor bridges; and the object of theinvention is to economize material and space and yet provide for theconvenient entrance and exit of alarge number of passengers and theconvenient and rapid handling of a large number of cars.

The invention consists in the novel features hereinafter described, anddefined in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification,

cate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a terminal embodying our invention. Fig. 2 isa sectional side elevation taken about online2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is atransverse section on line 3 3 in Fig. 1, and Fig. dis a front view. Inconstructing a terminal in accordance with our invention an elevatedmain platform A is provided, supported by suitable posts, and preferablythe structure is inclosed at the sides of the platform A, as at a a, andcovered, as at a. Below the platform A galleries B are provided, whichrun around the front, as at B, (see Fig. 4,) and steps b or other waysfor passengers lead from the platform A to the galleries 13 and thestreet or grounds. At each side of the main platform A and at about thesame level an outside structure C is provided, continued around thefront, as at C, and from it lead steps 0, which open onto the galleriesB. By this arrangethe outside structure C will not to any great degreebecome confused with orinterfere with those going to or from the mainplatform A. Leading to and from the main platform A are central maintracks D, which leave the in which similar characters of referenceindiment passengers going to and discharged from PATENT @Frrcs.

DAVID FREDERICK CARVER, OF BROOKLYN, AND JOHN C. BRACKENRIDGE, OFRICHMOND HILL,'NEW YORK.

. "TERMINAL FOR RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 578,626, dated March 9,1897.

' Application filed November 11, 1896. Serial No. 611,725. (No model.)

street-grade as they approach the terminal, as at d, and'at the platformA there are provided for the main tracks switches or sidings D D D D andthese in turn connect with a tail-switch D Leading to the outsidestructure C are main tracks E, which also are elevated as theyapproach'the terminal, as at e, and in order that the rise e may notobstruct wagons or pedestrians the said rising part c is given an outward curve to the side of the roadway, so that when it returns to thestraight line it will be above the road-grade, as at e. The main outsidetracks E are connected by a loop E, so as to be continuous around theterminal outside of the main platform A, and in connection with thecontinuous tracks thus provided we provide a series of sidings orswitches E one in advance of the other,- at the outside structure C andat the inside of the tracks 7 E, said sidings connecting at both endswith the main track E to run into and out of the latter, and, further, alonger siding E is provided at each side of the terminal station, andthese we run into the end A of the platform A alongside of thetail-switch D stairs at being provided leading to the gallery B from thepart A of the platform Aor to the street.

If preferred, the several sidings E 1 4 may be joined, as at 6 to form acontinuation of each other, and a second loop E may join the continuousside-tracks thus provided.

In order to leave the central tracks and switches unobstructed at alltimes, the outside structure C with its tracks is inclined at each sideuntil the loop C and its tracks are clear of such central tracks and theplatforms A A.

It will be seen that cars may successively enter the track E at oneside, be transferred to a siding E and several cars thus simultaneouslyunload their passengers, whereupon each will return to the main track Eand enter a siding E at the opposite side to take on passengers andproceed; or the cars may 5 discharge the passengers and take on a loadat the incoming side and then pass around the loop and proceed on thereturn trip, thus making but one stop. Thus alarge number of cars maybehandled with a minimum delay and the passengers discharged and takenon With little confusion in a comparatively small space of ground. 7

To avoid obstructing the front of the terminal, the loop 0 is supportedat the angles by posts F, which are outside of the line and carrysuitable girders for supporting the loop.

Having thus described our invention, We claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. A railway-terminal, comprising an elevatedplatform, galleries beneath the platform, passenger-Ways leading to theplatform and galleries, main tracks leading to the platform, sidingsarranged in connection With the main tracks, a tail-switch beyond thesaid sidings, an outside elevated structure at each side of theplatform, main outside tracks on saidoutside structure, a series ofsidings arranged in connection with said outside main tracks, connectingat both their ends with the latter, an additional siding along theabovemeut-ioned tail-switch, and an elevated loop connecting the outsidetracks, and inclining to the main tracks, substantially as described 2.A railway-terminal, comprising central tracks and switches therefor,sidetrac'ks outside of the'same, a series of sidings for theside-tracks, and an elevated loop connected by inclines at each side ofthe central tracks '3 and curved to leave the latter unobstructed,substantially as described. i 3. A terminal for railways, comprisinginside tracks having their complement of ter-' minal switches, andoutside tracks including a loop elevated above the inside tracks andtheirswitches, and connected by inclines with the outside tracks,substantially as described.

DAVID FREDERICK CARVER. JOHN C. BRAOKENRIDGE.

Witnesses? J. L. MOAULIFFE, J NO. M. BITTER.

